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BISH 765499Botany
Caulerpa cupressoides
cactus tree alga
As recorded: Caulerpa cupressoides (H.West) C.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Preskitt, L.B.
- Collector number
- PSV 10195
- Date
- February 26, 2002
- Locality
- ROS-20b-02 SE reef flat
- Island
- Rose Atoll
- Region
- American Samoa
- Coordinates
- -14.5509, -168.1479 ± 50 m
- Identified by
- Diaz Ruiz, M.; Vroom, P.S.Diaz Ruiz →P.S. Vroom →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 26, 2002, Preskitt, L.B. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Caulerpa cupressoides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2012-09-26.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa cupressoides. BISH 765499. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/765499.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956197241 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026